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Intensive Pitch Training – FOR UP TO 8 PRE-SELECTED PROJECTS

1) 50-min One-one-One Session (Thursday, December 14) with International Documentary Consultant Catherine Olsen, which will include feedback for both your trailer and your treatment. For 20+ years Catherine Olsen was the Commissioning Editor & Executive Producer of CBC’s The Passionate Eye, and now she travels the world offering workshops, moderating pitching sessions, and mentoring filmmakers.

2) Half-day Group Pitching Workshop for the same 8 selected projects (Saturday, December 16, 9am – 1:30 pm). Be prepared to pitch your project & trailer in a maximum of 7 minutes to a small group of peers, and fine tune and improve it with the help of Catherine Olsen. These presentation skills and feedback will be invaluable whether you’re pitching publicly or in one-on-one meetings.

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To apply for the Intensive Pitch Training, please send the following materials to docbc@docbc.org with “Pitching Workshop”. DEADLINE EXTENDED TO NOVEMBER 27TH, 2017.

Catherine Olsen

Catherine has a wealth of experience in the international marketplace & is now working as a Documentary Consultant, Producer, Moderator, Tutor and Editorial Coach. She has moderated pitching forums & tutored filmmakers at Festivals and workshops around the world including IDFA & Hot Docs. For 22 years, Catherine was the Commissioning Editor of the CBC’s “The Passionate Eye”, an award-winning series specializing in political and social issues she developed into one of the most successful documentary strands in North America. It’s a series she also had the unique opportunity of hosting for 8 years.

Catherine is one of the founding members of Hot Docs, and for many years, a member of its international advisory board. She began her career in Vancouver as a camerawoman and editor, and has since worked as a TV journalist, writer, director, and documentary producer. Films she’s commissioned or invested in have won virtually every award available, including Oscars, Emmys, Canadian Geminis, Bafta’s, and Peabody’s.